In all likelihood, you might be hard-pressed to find a satisfactory answer. “If we were to attempt a stock take of our progress, which will have to be done in 2026, we would have a really hard ...

At the ecosystem level, the total growth of all plant species is termed primary production, and — as we'll see in this article — communities composed of different numbers and combinations of ...

Wetlands, rivers, lakes, and coastal estuaries are all aquatic ecosystems—critical elements of Earth’s dynamic processes and essential to human economies and health. Wetlands connect land and ...

If we lost all 4,400 species of roach, entire ecosystems would struggle to survive. Believe it or not, we'd have even worse troubles ahead since we'd face a serious poop problem without one of the ...

Increases in available nitrogen can alter ecosystems by increasing primary productivity and impacting carbon storage (Galloway et al. 1994). Because of the importance of nitrogen in all ecosystems ...

Just like buildings, ecosystems can come in all shapes and sizes, from a vast prairie to the miniature pond that forms in the center of a bromeliad plant. I like to think of that as a “tiny home.” ...

We usually think of ecosystems as landscapes outside ourselves. After all, aren’t we strikingly singular, unique in and for our thoughts, abilities and personalities? But ecosystems—biological ...

Media and tech companies are creating all-encompassing digital ecosystems that bundle entertainment with broader consumer services. Shutter Speed/Unsplash I’ve always been fascinated by ...

These and all the other living things there make up the ecosystem. The jaguar, the monkey, the bananas, the butterfly and the trees are all part of one ecosystem. Some ecosystems like coral reefs ...